VOL. I · 2026 · NO. 1SYS ONLINE
Decision tool

The decision-grade calculator.

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ROI Calculatorv1.0
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Robot acquisition
Operations
Robot performance
Labor baseline
Financial
Annual savings
$71,681
human − total robot
Payback
29.3 mo
upfront ÷ savings × 12
5-yr NPV
$111.2K
Σ discounted savings − upfront
Throughput ratio
1.34×
robot output ÷ human output
§1Cost comparison
Robot (battery handling)$51,519
Human (battery handling)$123,200
Annualized robot$39,000
Energy$269
Supervision$12,250
Total robot$51,519
§2Cost per unit
Robot / battery handling$0
Human / battery handling$1
Robot annual output134,400
Human annual output100,000
§3Breakeven utilization

Will not break even before 100% uptime — needs 21413.7%.

§4Sensitivity · 5-yr NPV
VariableDeltaNPV
Uptime-20%$111.4K
Uptimebaseline$111.2K
Uptime+20%$111.0K
Wage-30%-$36.4K
Wagebaseline$111.2K
Wage+30%$258.8K
Throughput-25%$111.2K
Throughputbaseline$111.2K
Throughput+25%$111.2K
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